About Kristen
Kristen Patryna is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She centers the relationship and aims to create an equal, supportive space where clients feel heard while working toward change. Kristen prefers a mix of validation, practical problem solving, and skill-building.
Sessions often include learning emotion regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance skills. She uses these tools to help with mood problems, panic, obsessive thoughts, and compulsive behaviors.
How Kristen works
Her background includes seven years of clinical experience as an LPC in Pennsylvania, plus additional years in the behavioral health field before licensure. Kristen has worked with young adults and adults in both individual and group settings, which informs how she structures sessions and group work.
Kristen draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her practice. CBT helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, while DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. The person-centered approach keeps the client's goals and values at the center.
People who come to Kristen can expect clear explanations and hands-on practice of new skills to use between sessions. She emphasizes collaboration and matches strategies to each person's needs. Her style is warm, straightforward, and focused on practical progress.
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What Kristen works with
The areas below are the ones Kristen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How Kristen's Approaches Work Online
Kristen uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person's goals and values, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space and listening that helps clients feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, or panic and teaches practical strategies to change them.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can be practiced during sessions and applied to relationship strain, impulsivity, or intense mood swings. Kristen will work collaboratively to determine which approaches fit best for a person’s needs and goals, and she adjusts methods as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for in-depth work, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or ongoing skill coaching between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to practice new skills in real time.
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